IWeb ghosting!

Question

As a new user, although far from a neophyte as computers go, I thought it might be useful to recount some of the problems I ran into starting out in iWeb. Every new piece of software I encounter has its own syntax so it's like going from country to country and having to learn a new language. So it was with iWeb.
There is a vexing problem I've labeled ghosting. Here's the problem: What you see on the screen may not be what is stored in your web site folder! The problem first arose when iWeb insisted on using an illegal file name (for uploading purposes) for an object (those little corners you use to hold pictures in an album) even when I had changed it. It looked like it had been changed on the screen but each time I tried to upload, my FTP would cough it up. This also happened when I imported a file name that didn't meet spec - i.e. had spaces or other illegal file name characters. The workaround if you encounter this is as follows: Delete the offending items; save your work; change the file names; reopen iWeb; reinsert the newly named objects on the proper web page. Voila, they then will be acceptable for uploading. This also occurred recently with changing text on a page! The old text kept coming up so I followed the above procedure and then it finally took.
Another vexing problem that caused me to chase my tail for awhile was this: I would make changes to my web pages, upload them and then check out the site. What appeared was weird picture distortions, and even objects that I had deleted before. They were stretched across the page, elongated and exaggerated. I kept publishing to a folder (which checked out ok), uploading, and then going to my site. The solution: Dump the browser cache! I think this is nuts, personally, but now I do all these steps as a matter of course.
Hope this is useful to someone.

Answer 1

Better not invent new words when current words are sufficient.
The problem you described as ghosting is simply the browser cache.
It's been around for as long as there are websites and browsers.
It's not iWeb specific either. Even when you type your own code on your own computer and use Personal webserver, the problem occurs.
Reload a page or empty the cache does the trick. Repeat if neccessary.
And even when you're not creating webpages, but visit dynamic websites, you encounter the problem.
And Safari has the habit of rather showing you the old page instead of the new one.
Most of the time the problem is encountered by users who do not know how to use their browser.
But is nice you have figured it out yourself. I often invent the wheel myself in order to understand the world I live in.